Packed column or high ABV for flavor

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For flavorless/neutral distillate, is Packing more important, or is increasing the alcohol by volume collected more important?

Collecting high ABV distillate
2
22%
Refluxing distillate through column packing
7
78%
 
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Packed column or high ABV for flavor

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My pot still will output distillate at 90% ABV if it is run slowly and the temperature is kept between 174-178 degF. Since the ABV is high, does that mean that the distillate will be flavorless as well? Or is flavor only removed when you reflux the distillate through a packed column?

I ask because I am considering building a new still head to go on my boiler and I'm thinking about making an even taller "pot-still" head that would have a packed column and rely on natural reflux.
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